Coronavirus
Bank of Canada scaling back financial market support programs
BY Staff | October 27, 2020
As financial market conditions improve, the Bank of Canada is scaling back some measures it introduced in the immediate aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak to support the ...
The challenges of the outsourced chief investment officer model
BY Kelsey Rolfe | October 26, 2020
Over the last 20 years, managing a pension plan has looked a little like riding a roller coaster — with the 2001 technology bubble, 2008/09 ...
What do historically low interest rates mean for DB pension de-risking?
BY Yaelle Gang | October 21, 2020
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many organizations were focused on getting through the short term. But defined benefit plan sponsors are starting to take another ...
Despite market uncertainty, Canada maintains No. 9 position in global retirement rankings
BY Staff | October 21, 2020
Canada’s retirement income system scored ninth place for the second year in a row, securing a “B” rating despite uncertainty in the markets, according to a ...
Companies have modest hiring plans, low wage growth expectations, Bank of Canada says
BY Jordan Press, the Canadian Press | October 20, 2020
Canadian workers and companies expect wage growth to stay low over the coming year over heightened uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic, the Bank of Canada says in ...
Europe’s central banker: Recovery risks losing momentum
BY David McHugh, the Associated Press | October 19, 2020
The head of the European Central Bank says the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic “risks losing momentum” due to a second wave of infections ...
Pension plan sponsors advised to stress test as regulators shift focus to second wave
BY Melissa Dunne | October 16, 2020
With federal and provincial regulators introducing relief measures this year to support pension plans amid the financial upheaval resulting from the coronavirus crisis, the Financial Services Regulatory ...
Benefits of integrating ESG include long-term alpha, minimized risk: survey
BY Staff | October 16, 2020
As Canadian institutional investors increasingly integrate environmental, social and governance factors into their portfolios, the majority (97.5 per cent) said they believe these portfolios are ...
A path forward for institutional investors amid market headwinds
BY Bert Clark, chief executive officer of the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario | October 13, 2020
The impact of powerful trends, including aging populations and growing debt levels in the world’s largest economies, has been somewhat mitigated in recent years by ...
Path to economic recovery filled with risks that need to be managed, Macklem says
BY Jordan Press, the Canadian Press | October 8, 2020
The governor of the Bank of Canada said managing the risks from the pandemic is more critical than ever and it is key to a ...
